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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Phractolaemus ansorgii
 
Main Ref. Odum, O. and M. Anuta, 2001
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 11.60 NG
Sample size 102 Percent empty 49
Country Nigeria Locality Warri River
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Phractolaemus ansorgii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Copepoda Crustacean appendages 0.8 Copepoda 3.2
14.20 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others Cyanophyceae Cyanophyceae 10.3
2.80 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Fish Fish scales 2.1
20.60 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others Detritus Detritus 15.4
30.50 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Bacillariophyceae Bacillariophyceae 22.8
2.40 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs Fish Fish eggs 1.8
13.80 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others Chlorophyceae Chlorophyceae 10.3
1.50 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta Oligochaeta 1.2
4.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Ostracoda Ostracoda 2.4 Rotifera 0.7
4.80 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others Higher plant material Higher plant material 3.5
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